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Outcome measures from CMS look at how well patients fare once they’ve been admitted to the hospital. This includes rates of infections, complications, readmissions and deaths related to the care of common conditions such as stroke, heart attack, hip and knee surgery and pneumonia. At Wexner Medical Center, our outcome measures are consistently better than or the same as the national averages.

Outcome: Mortality

Mortality Measures (July 2013 - June 2016)

This information shows the number of Medicare patients over the age of 65 who died within 30 days of being admitted to the hospital. The information is based on the reason they were admitted to the hospital, and is “risk-adjusted,” meaning that the calculations consider how sick the patients were when they first came to the hospital. A lower rate is better.

Wexner Medical Center Performance

National Average

Comparison Charts

Additional Information

Heart Attack or Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-day mortality

15.10%

13.60%

The difference between our rate and the national average is not statistically significant.

Heart Failure 30-day mortality

10.00%

11.90%

The difference between our rate and the national average is not statistically significant.

Pneumonia 30-day mortality

12.00%

15.90%

Better than the national rate.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) 30-day mortality

6.70%

8.00%

Better than the national rate.

Stroke 30-day mortality

14.10%

14.60%

The difference between our rate and the national average is not statistically significant.

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery 30-day mortality

1.80%

3.20%

The difference between our rate and the national average is not statistically significant.

This information shows the rate of Medicare patients over the age of 65 who were readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of discharge. CMS chose to measure unplanned readmission within 30 days instead of over longer time periods, because readmissions after that may be impacted by other factors such as patients’ own behavior or care provided to patients after discharge. The information is “risk-adjusted,” meaning that the calculations consider how sick the patients were when they first came to the hospital. A lower rate is better.

Wexner Medical Center Performance

National Average

Comparison Charts

Additional Information

AMI 30-day risk standardized readmission

16.20%

16.30%

The risk of being readmitted after being treated for a heart attack or Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) and discharged. The difference between our rate and the national average is not statistically significant.

HF 30-day risk standardized readmission

21.00%

21.60%

The risk of being readmitted after being treated for heart failure (HF) and discharged. The difference between our rate and the national average is not statistically significant.

Pneumonia 30-day risk standardized readmission

16.00%

16.90%

The difference between our rate and the national average is not statistically significant.

Hip-Knee 30-day risk standardized readmission

4.40%

4.40%

The difference between our rate and the national average is not statistically significant.

COPD 30-day risk standardized readmission

18.90%

19.80%

The risk of being readmitted after being treated for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and discharged. The difference between our rate and the national average is not statistically significant.

Stroke 30-day risk standardized readmission

11.20%

12.20%

The difference between our rate and the national average is not statistically significant.

CABG 30-day risk standardized readmission

14.40%

13.80%

The risk of being readmitted after having Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery and being discharged. The difference between our rate and the national average is not statistically significant.

The overall risk of being readmitted after receiving internal medicine, surgery/gynecology, cardiorespiratory, cardiovascular, or neurology services. The difference between our rate and the national average is not statistically significant.

Outcome: Safety

Patient Safety Indicators (July 2014 - September 2015)

Patient Safety Indicators are measures of serious complications that are drawn from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). This includes falls, accidental cuts, infections, collapsed lungs and blood clots. The rates reflect per 1000 patient discharges. In nearly all indicators, Wexner Medical Center ranks better than or on par with the national average.

Wexner Medical Center Performance

National Average

Comparison Charts

Additional Information

Complication/Patient Safety for Selected Indicators (composite)

0.80

1.00

This is a summary or composite number of all serious yet potentially avoidable complications that occurred during surgical or medical inpatient care. Better than the national average.

(PSI-3) Pressure Ulcer Rate

0.05

0.26

No different than the national average.

(PSI-4) Death among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications

99.72

139.05

Better than the national rate.

(PSI-6) Iatlrogenic pneumothorax, adult

0.51

0.40

This indicates collapsed lung due to medical treatment. No different than the national average.

This indicates serious blood clots after surgery in the lungs or legs. No different than the national average.

(PSI-13) Postoperative Sepsis Rate

6.13

5.94

No different than the national average.

(PSI-14) Postoperative wound dehiscence

1.83

2.26

This indicates a wound that opens after surgery. No different than the national average.

(PSI-15) Accidental puncture or laceration

0.67

0.88

This indicates accidental wounds from medical treatment. No different than the national average.

Surgical Complications Measures (April 2013 - March 2016)

Surgical Complications of hip and knee replacement patients includes up to eight different complications that can follow surgery such as heart attack (acute myocardial infarction [AMI]), pneumonia, surgical site bleeding, blood infections, blood clots, death, and prosthetic joint infection. Wexner Medical Center scores are consistent with the national average. A lower rate is better.

Wexner Medical Center Performance

National Average

Comparison Charts

Additional Information

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

2.9%

2.8%

No different than the national average.

Healthcare Associated Infections (April 2016 - March 2016)

Healthcare Associated Infections show how often patients in a particular hospital contract certain infections during the course of their medical treatment. These infections can often be prevented when healthcare facilities follow guidelines for safe care. OSU Wexner Medical Center follows these guidelines and performed better than average or the same as the national average in all measures. A lower number is better.

Wexner Medical Center Performance

National Average

Comparison Charts

Additional Information

Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infection (ICU + select wards)

1.006

0.873

A central line is a long, thin, flexible tube inserted into the arm or chest that is used to give medicines, fluids, or nutrients. A blood stream infection, or blood poisoning, occurs when bacteria has gotten into a person’s blood. No different than the national benchmark.

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (ICU + select wards)

0.370

0.916

A catheter is a tiny tube used to drain urine from the bladder. A urinary tract infection or UTI can occur when bacteria gets into the bladder. Better than the national average.

Surgical Site Infection - Colon

0.767

0.918

No different than the national average.

Surgical Site Infection - Abdominal hysterectomy

1.103

0.815

No different than the national average.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureusaphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

0.548

0.924

MRSA is a bacterium that causes infections in different parts of the body. It is difficult to treat because it is resistant to many different types of antibiotics. Better than the national average.

Clostridium difficile Infections

0.807

0.895

CClostridium difficile or C. Diff is a serious gastrointestinal infection that can occur after long term treatment with antibiotics or hospitalization. Better than the national average.

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